Well-known theatre actor and late actor Irrfan Khan's batchmate from the National School of Drama, Alok Chatterjee, passed away.
The noted actor passed away at around 11 pm on Monday night. Alok Chatterjee had not been keeping well for long, and many of his internal organs had stopped working, which led to his untimely death.
Noted lyricist Swanand Krikire shared a post on his social media handle mourning his friend's demise.
Sharing a picture of the late actor, he wrote his message in Hindi, "आलोक चटर्जी .. एक नायाब अभिनेता चला गया! वो NSD में इरफान के बैचमेट थे. इरफान अगर कालिदास थे तो आलोक चटर्जी विलोम! विलोम अपने कालिदास से मिलने चला गया! Rest in peace, Aalok Bhai!"
Aalok's last rites will be held later today.
Alok was a close friend of Irrfan Khan, and both were classmates at the prestigious National School of Drama from 1984 to 1987. Both had played lead roles in many plays for almost three years.
Alok Chatterjee was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy awards for his contribution to Indian cinema.
Alok Chatterjee was also the former director of the Madhya Pradesh School of Drama, or MPSD, and a gold medalist at NSD.
Alok was a native of Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, and had worked in many noted plays.
He had also directed William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, and besides that, he had also directed and acted in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman.
In one of his earlier interviews, Alok had said he wanted to do plays only. "I had gone to Delhi to become a performer. Had I wanted to do films, I would have gone to FTII Pune. I am living my life for theatre. He had said that I have studied in NSD, due to which theatre is in my blood. I am not a painter sold in the market."
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